The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz

The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz

They called themselves “the lucky ones.” They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her newfound family…until the night she almost died, and was then whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever.

Now, thirteen years later, Allison receives a letter from Roland, Dr. Capello’s oldest son, warning her that their father is ill and in his final days. Allison determines she must go home again and confront the ghosts of her past. She's determined to find out what really happened that fateful night--was it an accident or, as she's always suspected, did one of her beloved family members try to kill her?

But digging into the past can reveal horrific truths, and when Allison pieces together the story of her life, she'll learns the terrible secret at the heart of the family she once loved but never really knew.

A vivid and suspenseful tale of family, grief, love—and the dark secrets that bind everything together—Tiffany Reisz’s latest is enthralling to the final page.

Tiffany Reisz first fell onto my radar after a friend told me I should read The Siren several years ago. I can’t remember how many books were out in that series when I began reading them but... I. Could. Not. Get. Enough. Her Original Sinners series is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!! Nora is Queen!

She’s since gone on to write several standalone novels and I’ve devoured those as well. The Night Mark and The Bourbon Thief are excellent!! But…back to The Lucky Ones.

We begin our novel with Allison who is being dumped by her current lover…rich lover I might add. But this lover has decided that the woman who is now carrying his baby - not Allison - should be his man focus. He’s an ass. 

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During this breakup Allison gets a letter. We find out that Allison grew up in a foster home in Oregon in a house that looks like a dragon if you’re looking at it at the right angle. Dr. Capello, her foster father, is dying. Allison only lived in the foster home for a few years and loved it but because of an “accident” that she suffered (and doesn’t really remember) through while she was there, it ended with her going to live with an older aunt. 

Allison decides that because of her breakup it is a good time to go back to Oregon to see her foster father and foster siblings because she hasn’t seen them in 13 years. She reconnects with her foster siblings and father but learns while she was there, that there were many secrets being kept in that house. 

Once she delves into finding out these secrets you find out that the other foster children brought into this home and the home itself is not as happy as she remembers. 

Tiffany Reisz is as awesome storyteller. There are twists and turns and once you begin reading, you will become engrossed in finding out the secrets residing in this dragon house by the sea.